Crouse-Hinds series Champ lighting

It takes a real Champ to light the way!

For over 120 years, Eaton has been the leading innovator of quality, reliable light fixtures for harsh and hazardous area applications.   It all began with the Changeable Headlight, the very first product manufactured by Crouse-Hinds.  This was followed by an expanded line of headlights for street cars, trolley cars and mine locomotives.

But our legacy in harsh and hazardous lighting was truly cemented in 1967 with the introduction of Champ, a lighting line of unmatched reliability, versatility and performance.  Our Champ line combined high-quality engineering with more functional features and a wider choice of light patterns, lamp types, wattages, voltages and mounting arrangements - all in a compact, easy-up and easy-upkeep fixture.

Champ lighting became synonymous with reliable performance in:

  • Installations where moisture, dirt, dust, vibration, corrosion and rough usage are a constant concern
  • Areas made hazardous by the abnormal presence of flammable gases or vapors
  • Locations that contained combustible dusts
  • Applications where the damaging effects of water, wind, snow, sleet, hot sun or any combination of these elements were a concern

While Champ began as a high-intensity discharge (HID) fixture, the portfolio grew to include fluorescent, induction and now LED lighting technologies. 

Today, the Crouse-Hinds series Champ portfolio includes a full line of LED fixtures for highbay/midbay, floodlights, linear and targeted lighting applications.  Our Champ luminaires can be found around the world, indoors and outdoors in manufacturing plants, oil and gas refineries, chemical, petrochemical and other heavy industrial process facilities, as well as pulp and paper mills, wastewater treatment facilities and food and beverage plants.

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Selecting the right Champ for a lighting win

Whether you need a Champ for new facility or you’re looking to upgrade your existing installation to LED light fixtures, our Lighting Experts are here to help you select the right lighting solution to meet your requirements while helping maximize the return on your investment.

Additionally, our Lighting Design Engineers will work with you to deliver precise, efficient, application and environment-appropriate lighting designs.  From simple layouts to complex drawings, we can save you time and money by creating a virtual model of a proposed design, revealing luminaire characteristics and effects that would be hard to detect in anything short of the completed installation.  

Low-bay, mid-bay and high-bay LED downlights

  • VMVL and PVML offered in 3,000 lumens to 25,000 lumens; PVMA offered in 5,000 and 7,500 lumens
  • 60,000 hours at 55°C ambient
  • VMVL and PVML are ideal for areas with mounting heights from 8’ all the way up to 60’
  • VMVL and PVML provides up to 127 lumens per watt; PVMA offers up to 122 lumens per watt
  • Custom Type I, III and V optics maximize light distribution and intensity

    New enhancements to the product family include: 

    Champ VMV LED Connected Fixtures

    The industry's first integrated connected lighting solution for hazardous areas.

    This innovative, reliable solution that optimizes your industrial lighting applications based on space and specific usage requirements.  It combines our advanced LED lighting fixtures with communications and sensing technology to put full lighting control at your fingertips.

    Wallpack LED fixtures

    • Ideal choice for vertical surface lighting
    • Uniquely engineered to provide a low profile wallpack solution
    • Provides maintenance-free illumination, long life and high performance
    • Available from 3,000 to 7,000 lumens
    • 60,000 hours at 55°C ambient
    • Continuous light levels in extreme ambient temperatures
    • CPMV is globally certified for hazardous areas

      Floodlight LED fixtures

      • Available in options for 3,000 to 50,000 lumens
      • 72% energy savings over HID
      • Operating ambient -40°C to 65°C
      • 60,000 hours at 55°C ambient
      •  Reliable and long-life solution for a wide range of floodlighting applications

      Champ Linear LED Fixtures

      • Designed to replace fluorescent T12, T8 and T5HO lighting
      • Available in 2 foot and 4-foot versions with 3,700 lumens and 7,900 lumens respectively
      • Up to 130 watts per lumen
      • 60,000 hours at 55°C ambient
      • Rugged and durable design with the industry’s most versatile and flexible mounting options
      • Also available with a self-contained battery system for emergency lighting applications

      Quick selection guide

      Featuring the industry's broadest range of LED luminaires for global harsh, hazardous and industrial environments. Eaton's Crouse-Hinds can deliver a lighting solution that performs safely and reliably in even the worst operating conditions. All the while reducing your energy, maintenance and manpower costs.

      Find out which solution is right for you using the selection table below.

      Part I - Area classification and listings

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      Part II - Product specifications

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